JPH09330458A - Locker system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a locker system certainly identifying an operator and accurately leaving the record of the transfer of an article. SOLUTION: A locker 1 is provided with article housing parts 10 to 19. An operation key 26 interactively inputs information by operator's operation by referring to a display. A card device 27 reads and writes recording information in an IC card, which records characteristic information for identifying the operator. A locker control part 20 operates corresponding to operation keys and collates characteristic information obtained from a card device 27 and stored in the IC card and characteristic information inputted from operation key to identify the operator. When the operator is an authorized person, the control part 20 controls the opening and closing of the housing parts 10 to 19 and records a temporary receipt, a receipt, etc. in the optical recording part of the IC and through the card device 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a locker system that mediates the transfer of articles unattended, and more particularly to a locker system with improved intelligent functions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In multi-story housing, tenant buildings, etc., it is easy to deliver mail and deliver parcels as the number of houses or tenants in the same building increases, and security functions are enhanced. Is no longer.
In other words, in a multi-family house or a tenant building, the delivery staff of the post office or the delivery person of the courier will deliver the goods such as mail or parcel delivery to the door of each house or each tenant in order to ensure delivery. Is desirable. However, depending on the structure of the building, it is often complicated to bring the article to each doorway. Moreover, if the delivery destination is absent, in many cases, the article must be brought back and delivered again. Furthermore, in order to suppress crimes and the like pretending to be a courier, the more secure the security function by restricting the entrance and exit of the building, the more difficult it is to deliver or deliver to each door.

In the usual case, small postal items are dealt with by installing a mailbox of a resident or tenant of the building near the doorway of the building. However, large postal items that do not fit in the mailbox, registered mail and parcels that require a receipt stamp, etc. must be delivered to each door.

Therefore, there has been proposed a locker system called a full-time locker, which has an article storage unit with a door that cannot be opened or closed without a predetermined operation.

A conventional locker system of this type is installed near the doorway of a building and uses a magnetic recording card or the like to authenticate the user himself and a specific contractor who has contracted in advance to open and close the door of the article storage unit. At the same time, by issuing a necessary delivery notice, receipt, deposit receipt, etc., the goods are delivered between the user and the delivery person, the delivery company, etc. through the article storage section.

[0006]

However, in the conventional locker system, basically, the opening / closing control of the article storage section is performed unattended, and the adaptability to various usage patterns, the flexibility of handling, etc. Was not always enough. For example, the authentication of the operator relies on a magnetic recording card and a so-called personal identification number, and it has been difficult to improve security against unauthorized use of the magnetic recording card. In addition, the locker system itself does not have a function to guarantee the transfer of money, so unless you have made a contract with a business operator in advance to withdraw money from an account of a financial institution, cash on delivery (cash on delivery) delivery It was also impossible to deal with delivery involving the transfer of money, such as.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and enhances the certainty of the authentication of the operator and can flexibly deal with the delivery accompanied by the transfer of money, thereby improving the security and An object is to provide a locker system that enables expansion of the applicable range.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a locker system according to a first aspect of the present invention is a locker means having an openable / closable article storage portion, an input means for inputting information, and a person himself / herself. The identification medium in which the identification information of the above is recorded, for example, a medium processing unit that processes an IC card, the information of the operator input from the input unit, and the information read from the evidence medium by the medium processing unit. When the collation is performed and the operator discriminates whether or not the operator has the proper authority based on the collation result, and the authority discriminating means has the proper authority, the article storage unit of the locker means is And a control means for controlling so that the article can be stored or taken out.

According to such a system, it is possible to send and receive articles through the locker. Moreover, since the validity is determined from the information input from the input means and the information registered in the evidence medium, the validity can be accurately determined.

Further, at least one of a means for discriminating that the article is stored in the locker means, and a delivery receipt for notifying the recipient of delivery of the article based on the discrimination is provided. A means for issuing may be provided. Further, means for determining that the article stored in the article in the locker means has been taken out, and means for issuing a receipt to the delivery person based on this determination in response to a predetermined operation of the delivery person. May be provided. With such a structure, it is possible to enhance the certainty and reliability of the delivery of the article.

The receipt, delivery note, receipt, etc. may be printed on paper or the like and issued, or may be stored electronically in an evidence medium or the like. Further, the information recorded on these documents may be input by an operator's operation or a card. It is also possible to deliver the delivered product directly to the recipient. For this reason, information about deliveries is stored in evidence media, this delivery information is displayed only when the recipient is absent, a delivery item that uses this locker system is selected, and the selected delivery item is stored in the locker. You may do it. At this time, information indicating delivery completion (flag or the like) may be added to the delivery information of the delivered product so that it cannot be selected in the next display. Alternatively, the delivery information may include a locker ID and the like, and the ID may be used as a key to perform a search to display only the delivery information of the delivery related to each locker system.

A locker system according to a second aspect of the present invention is a locker means having an openable / closable article storage section, an input means for inputting information, and an operation based on information information input from the input means. Authority discriminating means for discriminating whether or not a person has a legitimate authority, and when the authority discriminating means discriminates that the person has a legitimate authority, the opening / closing of the article storage section of the locker means is controlled to store the article in the storage section When an article can be stored or taken out, and when the article is stored in the article storage unit, a deposit certificate is issued, and after the article is taken out from the article storage unit, the article storer performs a predetermined operation. To
And a control means for issuing a receipt.

According to such a system, it is possible to send and receive articles through the locker. Moreover, since the validity is determined from the information input from the input means, the validity can be accurately determined. Moreover, since the receipt and receipt are issued, the certainty of the delivery of goods is high.

The input means includes a medium processing means for processing an evidence medium in which identification information is recorded, and the authority discrimination means is based on the identification information read from the evidence medium by the medium processing means. A means for determining whether the operator has the proper authority may be arranged. With such a structure, reliability can be improved.

A means for reading information about delivery (for example, information about a delivery person and a delivery destination) from the evidence medium, generating a custody certificate for the delivery person based on the read information, and storing it in the evidence medium is arranged. You may. A means for generating and storing a receipt indicating that the recipient has received the delivery and storing it in the evidence medium for the delivery person at another timing may be arranged. Further, the evidence ability can be enhanced by storing these documents in a non-rewritable write-once recording element (eg, an optical recording medium in which pits are formed to store data) of the evidence medium.

The locker control means is connected to a host processing device for controlling the plurality of locker systems via a communication line, and when an abnormality is detected in the collation result, an alarm is issued to the host processing means. Good.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a locker system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, this locker system comprises a locker 1, an operation control unit 2, a communication network 3 and a management center 4. The locker 1 has article storage units 10 to 19. Item storage 10-19
Each has a door with a lock, and by opening and closing the door, it is possible to store an article in the article storage units 10 to 19 and take out an article from the article storage unit 10 to 19.

The operation control section 2 is provided integrally with the article storage sections 10 to 19 at one corner of the locker 1. The operation control unit 2 includes a locker control unit 20, a video camera 21, a video monitor 22, a display 23, a speaker 24, a microphone 25, operation keys 26, a card device 27, a form printer 28, and a telephone 29.

The locker control unit 20 includes a video camera 2
1, video monitor 22, display 23, speaker 2
4, microphone 25, operation keys 26, card device 2
7, which is connected to the form printer 28 and the telephone 29, and controls the entire operation of the operation control unit 2. Under the control of the locker control unit 20, the article storage unit 10 of the locker 1
~ 19 doors are opened and closed individually. Item storage 10-19
The door is opened only under the control of the rocker controller 20 except for special cases such as occurrence of abnormality, failure, and maintenance. The locker control unit 20 also stores, collates, and processes data as necessary. Furthermore, these records (logs) are taken.

The video camera 21 mainly captures an image of the face of the operator and inputs the image information to the rocker controller 20. The video monitor 22 is controlled by the rocker controller 20 and displays the image captured by the video camera 21.

The display 23 is a locker controller 20.
Controlled by, the operation information and the input information for interactive operation input are displayed. The microphone 25 collects the voice of the operator and inputs the voice information to the locker control unit 20. The operation keys 26 are composed of, for example, numeral keys and function keys, and the operator operates the display 23 while referring to the display 23 to interactively input required information to the rocker control section 20.

The card device 27 reads and writes recorded information on an IC (integrated circuit) card. The locker control unit 20 reads the recorded information from the IC card via the card device 27 and records new information in the IC card.

On the IC card, image information of the face of the person for authenticating the person and unique information such as voice information of the person are recorded. The personal identification number may be recorded on the IC card. Since the information recorded on the IC card is information for identifying the person himself / herself, it is not necessary that such information is recorded as it is, and any information that can be used for collation for identifying the person himself / herself may be used. Furthermore, the IC card has
Pseudo money information for the prepaid function is recorded.

As is generally known, IC cards are
Issued by financial institutions, third-party institutions, etc. The pseudo money card information registered in the IC card is updated (added) by transferring an arbitrary amount from the bank account of the IC card holder to the locker operation account, as will be described later with reference to FIG. It Information required for this transfer,
For example, IC card holder's bank information, bank account number,
The account information of the locker operating company is also registered in the IC card.

The form printer 28 has a locker controller 20.
It is controlled by and prints and issues an item receipt, a receipt, a delivery note, and the like. The telephone 29 is housed in a part of the operation control unit 2 and is used to contact the management center 4 as needed.

The locker controller 20 is connected to the management center 4 via the communication network 3. The communication network 3 is an analog or digital public telephone line,
It is composed of a dedicated communication line.

FIG. 2 shows the detailed structure of the management center 4. The management center 4 has a server 40, a hub 41, a communication server 42, consoles 43 and 44, card devices 45 and 46, a disk device 47, a printer 48, and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) 49. In the management center 4, via the communication network 3, as in the locker 1 in FIG.
A plurality of lockers 1A, 1B ... With 2B are combined.

An operator such as a person in charge of management is permanently stationed at the management center 4 and always responds to a telephone call by the telephone 29 attached to the locker control unit 2 for troubles of the lockers 1A and 1B. Furthermore, the management center 4 also assists the operation of the locker system itself.
Depending on the usage status of the lockers 1A and 1B, the user is approached directly by telephone or the like. This approach performs business such as urging the user to take out the package when the package is deposited in a locker.

The server 40 constitutes a host system for constructing a LAN (local area network) of the management center 4, and includes installation locations and contact points of the lockers 1A, 1B ... Connected via the communication network 3. Management of locker information, management of user information such as locker user name, room number, telephone number, and locker 1
The use status is grasped for each A, 1B ... For grasping the usage status of each locker 1A, 1B ...
Transaction information is collected for each locker 1A, 1B, etc. once a day to monitor the usage status.

The hub 41 connects the server 40, the communication server 42, and the consoles 43 and 44 to construct a LAN within the management center 4. The communication server 42 controls communication between the hub 41 and the communication network 3, and connects the LAN in the management center 4 constructed by the server 40 via the communication network 3 to the LAN.
Connect to each locker 1A, 1B ...

The consoles 43 and 44 are terminals for the operator of the management center 4 to operate. When trouble occurs, the operator manually operates the console to store the articles 10 to 1 in the lockers 1A, 1B, ...
The door of 9 can be opened.

The card devices 45 and 46 read and write the IC card relating to the consoles 43 and 44, and for security of the system the console 43.
The IC card such as the employee ID card of the operator is read in order to authenticate the operator who operates 44 and 44 and manage the gate.

The disk device 47 is an external storage device for operating the server 40, and the printer 48 is the server 4
It is used for hard copy output of management information by "0".
The uninterruptible power supply 49 is provided to back up the power supply of the server 40 in the event of a power outage or the like, prevent the server 40 from suddenly going down, and save necessary information and the like to improve system reliability. Has been.

Various forms of use in the locker system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be specifically described.
3 and 4 show flowcharts for explaining delivery and receipt of registered mail, respectively.

(1) Delivery of Registered Mail First, delivery of registered mail by a postman will be described with reference to FIG. 3 showing the flow of operations of the postman. When the postman comes to the delivery of registered mail, first, it is confirmed whether the addressee, that is, the recipient, is absent (step S11). If the addressee is not present, the mail delivery person immediately visits the doorway of the addressee to hand over the mail, and receives the receipt stamp of the addressee to complete the delivery (step S12).

If the addressee is absent in step S11, conventionally, the mail delivery person would re-deliver later. Thus, when the addressee is absent, the locker system can be used. That is, when the addressee is absent in step S11, first, the mail deliveryman uses the IC card and the secret code prepared in advance to display the display 23 of the operation control unit 2.
Referring to, the operation key 26 is operated to confirm the delivery person, and the delivery person information is recorded in the locker controller 20 (step S13). The locker control unit 20 opens any of the vacant article storage units 10 to 19 (step S14). The postman deposits the registered mail in the opened article storage section (step S15) and closes the door of the article storage section (step S16). An article storage unit dedicated to registered mail may be arranged.

When depositing an article in the article storage section, it is instructed to place the article in a predetermined position in the article storage section so that the article sensor provided in the article storage section can detect the accommodation of the article. To be done. This instruction is given, for example, by either character display on the display 23 or voice display by the speaker 24. Further, in this case, the doors of the article storage units 10 to 19 are closed manually.

When the article storage section is closed, the locker control section 20 stores the number of the storage section in which the article is stored and the number of the deposit certificate in association with each other. Further, the form printer 28 issues a receipt and a delivery note (step S1).
7). The postman once receives the issued receipt and the delivery note (step S18), posts the delivery note in the recipient's mailbox (step S19), and completes the delivery of the registered mail. As shown in FIG. 5 (A), the delivery receipt that the mailman brings back for proof of delivery is that it is a delivery receipt, the date when the locker 1 was deposited, and the postal items using the IC card The depositor's name, the name of the locker system management company, and the deposit number are entered. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the delivery letter records the number of the article storage unit in which the registered mail is stored, the number of the receipt, and the like.

It is also possible to notify that the registered mail is stored in the locker 1 by another method, for example, by telephone contact. If the recipient is notified by telephone or the like, steps S17 to S1
Issuance, receipt and posting of the delivery letter in 9 are unnecessary. Further, the delivery letter may not be issued under the control of the locker control unit 20, but may be brought in advance by a postman.

(2) Receipt of Registered Mail Next, the receipt of registered mail by the user, that is, the recipient will be described with reference to FIG. 4 showing the flow of the recipient's operation. First, the user checks his / her own mailbox and confirms whether or not there is a delivery letter (step S21). If there is no delivery letter in the mailbox, do nothing and exit. In step S21, if the letter of delivery is in the mailbox, the user operates the operation keys 26 to input the number of the storage unit, the number of the deposit certificate, etc., which are written on the deposit certificate, and I
The C card is set in the card device 27. Then, according to the guidance via the display 23 and the speaker 24 under the control of the locker control unit 20, the individual is specified, that is, the authentication is performed based on the information of the IC card (step S2).
2).

In step S22, the image of the face captured by the video camera 21, the voice collected by the microphone 25, and the like are collated with the individual unique information read from the IC card. If the person cannot be identified in step S22, it is determined that another person is misusing the IC card, so abnormal processing is immediately performed and the management center 4 is notified (step S23).

If the person can be identified in step S22, the locker control section 20 opens the corresponding door of the article storage sections 10 to 19 of the locker 1 (step S24). The recipient takes out and receives the registered mail from the opened article storage unit (step S25), and closes the door of the article storage unit (step S26). When the door of the article storage unit is closed, the locker control unit 20 issues a receipt to the post office (step S27). This receipt is IC
Based on the information pre-recorded on the card, as shown in FIG. 6, it is a receipt, the date of deposit in the locker 1, the receipt number, the date of receipt of the mail from the locker 1, the recipient's The address, name, image of seal, receipt, and locker system management company name are entered. This receipt is sent to the post office via the network 3 by computer communication or FAX communication via computer communication. Therefore, the receipt may be printed by the form printer 28, and the administrator may send the printed receipt to the post office by mail, FAX, or the like.

If the delivery information is written in the IC card of the deliveryman of the post office and the deliveryman uses the locker 1 again, if it has already been received, an electronic receipt stamp, a so-called electronic signature, The digital signature may be written in the IC card. In order to prevent the risk of falsification of information or fraudulent operation during receipt communication by computer communication, the receipt communication data is encrypted and transmitted, and the post office side decodes it.
In the case of a facsimile, tampering is a paper modification, so
It can be detected even if it has been tampered with. In the case of a facsimile, it is difficult to distinguish it from a copy. Therefore, in order to prevent falsification, if the original is marked with a color stamp such as red, the falsification can be prevented.

Next, delivery accompanied by electronic settlement will be described. In order to use electronic payment, it is necessary to pre-charge, that is, register (prepay) money in the IC card. Therefore, the operation control unit 2 of the locker 1 is
It also has a function as S. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the operation control unit 2 of the locker 1 operates the communication line (and the management center 4) by the terminal function using the locker control unit 20, the display 23, the operation keys 26, the card device 27, and the like. From the deposit account of the user of the financial institution, for example, 1,00
Transfer 0 yen to the locker operation account prepared beforehand (for example, the account of the locker administrator).

When charging the IC card, for example,
The operator sets the IC card in the card device 27 and uses the operation key 26 to instruct that the charge is pseudo money. In response to this instruction, the locker control unit 20 displays a message such as “Enter your PIN” on the display 23. In response to this display, when the operator inputs the personal identification number, the locker control unit 20 compares the personal identification number registered in the IC card with the input personal identification number, and if they match, a message asking for the charge amount is displayed. Display on the display 23.

When the operator inputs the charge amount, the locker control unit 20 accesses the financial institution through the communication line 3 to issue the bank account of the operator registered in the IC card to the locker control unit 20. The transfer of the instructed amount is instructed with the locker operation account registered in. In response to this instruction, the financial institution transfers the instructed amount from the operator's bank account to the locker operation account.

When the transfer is established, the financial institution sends a message to the locker control section 20 indicating that the transfer has been completed. In response to this message, the locker control unit 20 adds the instructed amount to the balance of the pseudo money registered in the IC card via the card device 27 and updates the balance.

By doing so, the charge required for the transfer of the goods using the locker can be electronically withdrawn from the 1,000 yen registered in this IC card through the locker control section 20. Moreover, the pseudo money can be charged (registered) into the IC card easily and reliably without the intervention of a third party.

The charge of the pseudo money to the IC card is not limited to the above method. For example, financial institution A
The ATM machine may write pseudo money in the IC card by mounting the IC card on the TM machine and depositing cash in the ATM machine. Rocker controller 20
In addition, a depositing machine may be arranged to add a function as an ATM. In these cases, the locker control unit 20 also has an area for storing pseudo money. For example, when payment is required, the pseudo money storage unit of the locker control unit 20 is deducted from the pseudo money of the IC card. Add the corresponding amount to the balance of.

A typical example of delivery and receipt of parcels accompanied by settlement, such as cash on delivery delivery, is schematically shown in FIG.
In this case, the operation flow of depositing and receiving luggage is
FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show a comparison with the case without settlement.

(3) Settlement-type delivery In FIG. 8, when delivering a package accompanied by settlement, the carrier operates the operation control unit 2 of the locker 1 and pre-registers it by authentication with a password and an IC card. Confirm that you are a contractor. Then, the billing amount is entered and the delivered luggage is deposited in the article storage section of the locker 1. A receipt and a delivery note are issued from the operation control unit 2 of the locker 1. The carrier will take the receipt home and show the delivery note and billing amount (eg
Post the delivery note with 1,000 yen) to the recipient's or recipient's mailbox.

The recipient who is the user of the locker mounts his / her IC card on the card device 27,
The person's confirmation is made by inputting the storage part number and the like and authenticating by the unique information registered in the IC card. When the authentication is confirmed, the billing amount is confirmed, and the IC is
Instruct payment by card. Locker control unit 2
0 subtracts the registered price from the pseudo money of the IC card, issues a receipt, and further opens the door of the corresponding locker 1. The recipient takes out the package.

When the recipient takes out the parcel, the locker control section 20 sends the takeout information such as the deposit number, the deposit date and time, the takeout date and time, the billed amount and the paid amount to the management center 4 by, for example, batch processing. A transfer request is automatically sent from the management center 4 to the financial institution A, and the price (1,000 yen) is transferred from the system operation account of the recipient of the financial institution A to the corporate account of the carrier of the financial institution B.

FIG. 9 shows a specific operation flow of the carrier when depositing and setting the collection amount at the time of delivery. First, when the start button of the operation key 26 of the operation control unit 2 is operated (step S31), the operation menu is displayed, and the processing content, “4. Delivery (collection)” is selected from the menu (step S32). . Next, the destination room number is input (step S33), the carrier number of the carrier is input (step S34), and after confirmation of the carrier is confirmed (step S35), the collection amount is set (step). S36). When the above operation is normally completed, the door of the article storage unit of the locker 1 opens, so that the luggage is deposited and the door is closed (step S37). Then, the receipt and the delivery note mentioned above are issued (step S38).

In FIG. 9, the payment-type delivery procedure is indicated by a solid arrow, but in the case of non-payment-type delivery, the setting of the collection amount in step S36 is skipped as indicated by a dashed arrow in FIG. The rest is similar to the payment type case.

FIG. 10 shows a specific operation flow of the recipient at the time of receiving the parcel deposited in the locker and withdrawing the price.

First, when the IC card is set in the card device 27 (step S41), after the person is authenticated, it is confirmed by comparing the delivery note and the amount displayed on the screen whether there is a difference in the collected amount. (Step S42). As a result of the comparison in step S42, if the two match (OK),
The payment is deducted from the pseudo money of the IC card (step S43), the receipt is issued (step S44), and the door of the article storage section of the locker 1 is opened.
The luggage is picked up (step S45).

If they do not match in step S42 (NG), the operation up to that point is canceled (step S46) and the management center 4 is contacted (step S4).
7). The management center 4 takes measures such as forcibly opening the locker (step S48).

In FIG. 10, the payment-type delivery procedure is indicated by a solid arrow, but in the case of non-payment-type delivery, steps S42 to S44 are skipped as indicated by a broken arrow in FIG.

In the above locker system, the security function of the IC card is used to set a key to encrypt important data such as a personal identification number to prevent unauthorized access. In addition, a telegram transmitted / received via the communication network 3 is scrambled and transmitted / received to prevent unauthorized access.

In addition to the delivery of parcels and postal items, the above-mentioned locker system can be used for sending parcels to a pre-contracted courier and delivering laundry to a pre-contracted laundry store, etc., in substantially the same manner. Can also be used effectively.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a rocker system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. The rocker system of this embodiment uses an optical IC hybrid card having a write-once, non-rewritable optical recording unit in addition to a magnetic stripe recording unit and an IC memory as an IC card. The card device 27 also has a mechanism for reading the stored contents of the optical recording unit and recording data in the optical recording unit.

The delivery of registered mail by the postman will be described with reference to FIG. 11 which shows the flow of operations of the postman. In this case, FIG. 11 shows the flow in the case of delivery by registered mail, which is almost the same as in FIG. 3, and the same parts as those in FIG.

When the mailman visits the registered mail delivery, it confirms whether or not the recipient is absent (step S1).
1) If not, the mail delivery person immediately visits the door to hand over the mail, and receives the receipt stamp of the recipient to complete the delivery (step S12). If the recipient is absent, the mail deliveryman confirms the delivery person using the optical IC hybrid card and the personal identification number prepared in advance, and records the delivery person information in the locker control unit 20 ( Step S51).

Under the control of the locker control unit 20, one of the article storage units 10 to 19 of the locker 1 is opened (step S14), and the mail delivery person stores the registered mail item in the opened article storage unit. Deposit (step S1
5) Close the door of the article storage section (step S1)
6).

When the article storage section is closed, the locker control section 20 issues a receipt and a delivery note by the form printer 28, and also records the receipt information in the optical recording section of the optical IC hybrid card ( Step S5
2). The postman receives the issued receipt and delivery letter and the recorded optical IC hybrid card (step S53), puts the delivery letter in the recipient's mailbox (step S19), and sends it by registered mail. Complete the delivery.

The receipt of this registered mail is exactly the same as in the case of FIG.

Next, the flow of operations when the mail delivery person returns to the facility will be described with reference to FIG. When the postman returns, the cardman 27 of the locker system uses the optical IC.
A hybrid card is set (step S61).
The locker controller 20 confirms whether or not the deposit certificate corresponding to the set optical IC hybrid card has been issued (step S62). If the deposit certificate has not been issued, the optical IC hybrid card is returned as it is. Yes (step S63). If a receipt has been issued, that is, if the luggage was previously stored in the locker 1, the contents of the receipt issued when the recipient received the postal mail, the optical IC
The data is recorded on the hybrid card (step S64) and returned to the postman (step S65).

With such a structure, it is possible to promote the paperless operation by using the optical IC hybrid card. Moreover, it is difficult for the write-once type optical recording unit to falsify the recorded data, and the reliability of the recorded data can be improved.

(Application Example of Second Embodiment) Next, referring to FIG.
An advanced application example of the locker system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In this application example, an optical IC hybrid card 1 for a delivery person
01 and the optical IC hybrid card 201 for the recipient are prepared. As shown in FIG. 13, the optical IC hybrid card 101 for a delivery person is an write-once, non-rewritable optical chip that writes data by physically forming IC chips 102 having a control unit and a memory area and pits. And a recording unit 103.

Optical IC hybrid card 10 for delivery person
As shown in FIG. 13, the IC chip 102 of No. 1 identifies the delivery person such as “card ID”, “approval information (name and affiliation of delivery person, personal identification number, fingerprint of delivery person, etc. and certifying its validity. Information) and a work area for storing delivery date, recipient's name / address, sender's name / address, etc. as “delivery information”.

The optical recording section 103 also stores "reception agent information" indicating that the delivery is stored in the locker and "reception information" indicating that the recipient has received the delivery stored in the locker. . "Receiving agent information" is the delivery number (ID number), delivery date, recipient's name / address, sender's name / address, etc. "delivery card information" and the locker ID of the locker storing the delivery. (I of locker 1 itself
D), "Locker surrogate deposit information" such as deposit ID number, etc. are included.

Optical IC hybrid card 20 for recipient
As shown in FIG. 14, 1 includes an IC chip 202 having a control unit and a memory area, and a write-once, non-rewritable optical recording unit 203.

As shown in FIG. 14, the IC chip 202 identifies the card ID, the authentication information (name and address of the holder, the personal identification number, the fingerprint of the holder, the imprint of the receipt stamp of the holder, etc.). In addition, information for proving its validity), address control information, scramble information, etc. are stored. Also,
The optical recording unit 203 stores the delivery number, delivery date, “delivery card information” including the name and address of the sender, locker agency deposit information including the receipt date, information by the recipient including the receipt number, etc. To do.

The optical IC hybrid card 101,
The optical recording units 103 and 203 of 201 are logically divided into a plurality of memory areas, and the address information for accessing each memory area also includes the IC chips 102 and 20.
2 is stored. Furthermore, the optical recording units 103 and 203
The information stored in the IC chip 10 is scrambled, and the information on the scramble and descramble is also stored in the IC chip 10.
2, 202.

The operation control unit 2 of the locker 1 is provided with a fingerprint reading device, and the card device 27 has the IC chip 10
An optical recording unit for writing data to and reading data from the optical recording units 103, 203 based on the address information and the scramble information stored in 2, 202 is provided.

Next, the delivery of registered mail by the postman according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16 showing the flow of operations of the postman.

First, the mailman attaches the optical IC hybrid card 101 to a terminal before going out for the delivery of registered mail, and FIG. 13 shows each registered mail to be delivered through this terminal. Delivery information (underwriting number (post office underwriting number), delivery date, recipient's name / address,
The sender's name / address) is registered in the work area of the IC chip 102 of the optical IC hybrid card 101 of its own.

Next, when the postman arrives for the delivery of registered mail, the postman confirms whether the recipient is absent (step S1).
1) If not, hand over the mail, receive the receipt stamp of the recipient, and complete the delivery (step S12).

When the recipient is absent, the mail delivery person uses the locker system to deliver the registered mail.

First, the postman uses the optical IC hybrid card 101 in the card device 27 of the locker system.
Is attached (step S61), and further, the operation key 26 is used to input that the delivery is registered delivery (step S6).
2). In response to this input, the rocker control unit 20 causes the IC chip 1 of the inserted optical IC hybrid card 101 to
The information stored in 02 is read (step S6
3).

Furthermore, by the guide display on the video monitor 22 and the voice guide from the speaker 24, it is instructed to input the personal identification number from the operation keys 26 and to touch the reading surface of the fingerprint reading device with a finger (step S64). The mailman inputs the personal identification number as instructed and touches the reading surface with his / her finger. The locker control unit 20 takes in the input personal identification number and the fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reading device (step S65).

Subsequently, the locker control section 20 collates the input personal identification number with the personal identification number read from the IC chip 102, and the fingerprint read by the fingerprint reader and the fingerprint read from the IC chip 102 ( Steps S66 and S67). The input personal identification number does not match the personal identification number read from the IC chip 102, and /
Alternatively, the fingerprint read by the fingerprint reader and the IC chip 10
If it is determined that the fingerprint data read from 2 does not match, the management center 4 is notified of the abnormality, and abnormality processing such as ejection of the optical IC hybrid card 101 is performed (step S68).

On the other hand, the input personal identification number and IC chip 1
If it is determined that the personal identification number read from 02 and the fingerprint read from the fingerprint reading device match the fingerprint read from the IC chip 102, the locker control unit 2
0 displays the delivery information on the display 23 based on the information read in step S63 (step S6).
9). That is, a list of registered mail items is displayed.

The mail delivery operator selects the registered mail to be stored in the locker 1 from the displayed list of registered mail by operating the operation keys 26 (step S70). If there is no registered mail item to be selected, the postman instructs the end. By this instruction, the flow jumps to step S76 to return the optical IC hybrid card 101.

On the other hand, when the registered mail is selected in step S70, the locker control section 20 opens any one of the vacant article storage sections 10 to 19 of the locker 1 (step). S71). A storage section dedicated to delivery of registered mail may be arranged so that empty ones can be opened.

The mail delivery person stores the registered mail in the opened article storage section and deposits it, and closes the door of the article storage section.

When the locker control section 20 detects that the article storage section is closed and the articles are stored from the output of the article sensor (step S72), the article is stored when the unique deposit number (= deposit identification number). The number and the like of the selected article storage unit are stored in association with the delivery information of the selected mail item (step S73).

Next, the locker control section 20 causes the form printer 28 to show the deposit receipt shown in FIG.
The delivery letter shown in (B) is printed (step S74). Further, based on the data stored inside, the delivery agent information (delivery card information (subscriber number of registered mail, delivery date, name / address of recipient, name / address of sender)) shown in FIG. The optical locker 103 of the optical IC hybrid card 101 stores the locker proxy custody information (identification number of the local car 1 and custody number (= deposit certificate number)) by the card device 27.
(Step S75). At this time, the optical recording unit 10
The write position of No. 3 is determined based on the address information read from the IC chip 102, and the scramble applied to the write data is executed based on the scramble information read from the IC chip 102. Also, I
Of the delivery information stored in the work area of the C-chip 102, the substitute delivery completed flag is set to the corresponding delivery information.

Subsequently, the locker control section 20 returns to step S69 to display the registered mail list again. However, the locker control unit 20 does not accept registered mail that has already been deposited in the locker 1 and the proxy delivery completed flag is set.
It is highlighted so that it cannot be selected.

When the mail carrier continues to use the locker 1, he or she selects registered mail to be stored in the locker. To end the delivery, click "End" of the operation.
Instruct.

If the registered mail is selected, the process proceeds to step S71 and the same processing is repeated. On the other hand, when the "end" is instructed, the rocker control unit 20 ejects the optical IC hybrid card 101 from the card device 27 (step S76).

The postman receives the issued certificate of deposit and delivery letter, and the recorded optical IC hybrid card 101, puts the delivery letter in the recipient's mailbox, and completes the delivery by registered mail.

Upon returning to the office, the postman installs the optical IC hybrid card 101 in, for example, an IC card processing terminal in the office. Then, the processing terminal is the IC chip 10
The information in the work area in 2 is read out, and the delivery information without the delivery completion flag is determined to have been delivered by hand, that is, that is, the delivery is by hand, the registered number of the registered mail, the delivery date, Recipient's name / address,
The sender's name and address are written in the optical recording unit 103.

The contents of the work area of the IC chip 102 are deleted as appropriate or by overwriting.

(2) Receipt of Registered Mail Next, with respect to receipt of registered mail by the user, that is, the recipient, the operation flow of the recipient will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18. First, the user checks his / her mailbox and confirms whether or not there is a delivery letter (step S21). If there is no delivery letter in the mailbox, do nothing and exit. When the delivery note is in the mail box, the user operates the operation key 26 to receive the registered mail, input the receipt number (deposit number), etc., and at the same time, own optical IC hybrid card. 201 is set in the card device 27 (step S81).

The locker controller 20 reads the card ID and authentication information recorded in the IC chip 202 of the optical IC hybrid card 201 via the card device 27 (step S82). Further, the display of the video monitor 22 and the voice guide from the speaker 24 are used to instruct that the personal identification number should be input through the operation keys 26, that a finger is placed on the fingerprint reading device, and the like (step S83).

The user inputs the personal identification number according to the instruction and touches the reading surface of the fingerprint reading device with a finger. The locker control unit 20 takes in the input personal identification number and the fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reading device (step S8).
4).

Subsequently, the locker control section 20 collates the input personal identification number with the personal identification number read from the IC chip 202, and the fingerprint read by the fingerprint reader and the fingerprint read from the IC chip 202 ( Steps S85 and S86). The input security code does not match the security code read from the IC chip 202, and /
Alternatively, the fingerprint read by the fingerprint reader and the IC chip 20
If it is determined that the fingerprint data read from 2 does not match, the management center 4 is notified of the abnormality, and abnormal processing such as ejection of the optical IC hybrid card 201 is performed (step S87).

If the input personal identification number and the personal identification number read from the IC chip 202 match, and the fingerprint read by the fingerprint reading device and the fingerprint read from the IC chip 202 match, the locker control unit 20 makes a step. S8
It is searched whether a deposit number matching the deposit number input in 1 is stored in the internal memory (step S8).
8). If not stored, an abnormal process such as re-entering the deposit number is performed (step S89).

The deposit number entered in step S81 is
If it is stored in the internal memory, the number of the article storage section stored in association with the deposit number is read out,
The door of the article storage section is opened (step S90). The recipient takes out and receives the registered mail from the opened article storage unit, and closes the door of the article storage unit.

When the locker control section 20 detects that the door is closed and the article is taken out of the storage section from the output of the article sensor (step S91), the delivery information and the receipt information are obtained from the stored information. The created delivery information is written in the optical recording unit 203, and the receipt information is stored in association with the card ID of the delivery person (step S92). Here, the rocker control unit 20 may delete the related data stored in the internal memory. After that, the optical IC hybrid card 201 is ejected from the card device 27 (step S94). This is the end of the processing by the recipient.

Next, the delivery confirmation operation when the mail delivery person returns to the facility will be described with reference to FIG. When returning, the postman sets the optical IC hybrid card 101 in the card device 27 (step S101) and inputs from the key operation unit 26 that it is a recipient information receiving operation (step S102). The locker controller 20 reads out the card ID of the set optical IC hybrid card (step S103). The locker control unit 20 uses the card ID as a key to search the receipt information stored inside and retrieves the corresponding receipt information (step S).
104).

When the corresponding recipient information does not exist (step S105), the locker control unit 20 drives the video monitor 22 and the speaker 24 to notify that there is no recipient information to be registered in the card, and the The IC hybrid card 101 is ejected (step S106). If the corresponding receipt information is stored, the receipt information is recorded in the optical recording unit 103 (step S107). In addition,
The written reception information is appropriately deleted or erased by overwriting as necessary. Then, the locker control unit 2
0 returns the optical IC hybrid card 101 to the postman (step S108). This is the end of the receipt information registration process.

In the above description, when the postman instructs the recording of the receipt information, the corresponding receipt information is recorded in the optical recording section 203 without confirming the correctness of the operator. However, you may perform the process for operator confirmation similar to step S66-S68.

Postman optical IC hybrid card 1
The contents stored in the optical recording unit 103 of No. 01 are read by a terminal or the like in the station and registered in a database or the like,
Be organized. When it becomes necessary to certify that the registered mail has been delivered at a later date, the person in charge searches the database, for example, by using the registered number of the registered mail as a key, and selects "substitution information" and "receipt receipt" corresponding to the delivery certificate The card ID of the optical IC hybrid card 101 storing "person information" is searched.

Subsequently, the optical IC hybrid card 101 having the retrieved card ID can be taken out, and it can be proved from the contents recorded in the optical recording section 103 that the optical IC hybrid card 101 has been delivered. That is, the contents of the optical recording unit 103 can be additionally written but cannot be rewritten. Further, since the recorded contents are scrambled, even if a pit is physically formed and a few bits are rewritten, rewriting is meaningless for the entire data. In addition, since the recipient information includes the seal imprint, it is possible to deal with the case where the “seal” is required as proof.

Furthermore, since the delivery information is recorded in the optical recording section 203 of the recipient's optical IC hybrid card 201, it is possible to confirm the recorded content by comparing it with this content. Further, the locker control unit 20 has logs for all the processes, and it is possible to confirm the contents by referring to the logs.

Although the recipient information is stored in the optical recording section 103 of the optical IC hybrid card 101 for the delivery person,
For example, when the registered mail is removed from the storage,
Corresponding recipient information may be notified to the center of the post office via the network 3 by a predetermined telegram, and may be recorded / stored by the post office or transmitted to the post office by fax or the like.

When a plurality of lockers are arranged in the delivery area of the postman, the locker ID is included in the delivery information and the lockers are displayed when the list of deliveries is displayed in step S69. The delivery information including the ID of the locker corresponding to the locker may be searched, and only the registered mail associated with the locker corresponding to the locker may be displayed. Further, it is also possible to select and display the exclusive items using the locker from the address of the recipient including the delivery information.

In the above application example, the delivery information is sent to the post office as an IC.
Although the information is recorded in the IC chip 102 of the card 101, the delivery information may be registered in the IC chip 102 using a mobile terminal, for example, when it is confirmed that the delivery destination is absent. Further, although the fingerprint is used for identification, other information such as voice, face image, face outline, retina pattern, signature image, and secret code may be used. Furthermore, the receipt, delivery note, receipt, etc. may be stored only in the optical IC hybrid card without being printed on paper.

The delivery target does not have to be a registered mail item, but can be applied to all delivery items. Furthermore, the first
By using the pseudo money shown in the above embodiment, the delivery accompanied by the exchange of money becomes possible.

It is also effective to store the pseudo money shown in the first embodiment in the optical recording section 203 of the IC card 201 for the recipient. For example, the optical recording unit 2 records all the charges, the usage history of the pseudo money, and the record of the delivery of the delivery.
By storing in 03, forgery of pseudo money can be prevented, or forgery can be easily detected.

The physical characteristics of the operator may be used as the scramble information stored in the IC chips 102 and 202. For example, the fingerprint data of the owner is stored in the IC chips 102 and 202, the fingerprint data is compared with the fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reading device, and when they match, the fingerprint data is used to record the optical recording unit 103 and The data stored in 203 may be scrambled, and the fingerprint data may be used for the optical recording units 103 and 203.
The data read from may be descrambled.

The present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible. For example,
The second embodiment and its application example can be applied to delivery receipt other than registered mail. Further, the second embodiment and its application example can be applied to the transfer of an article accompanied by the transfer of money.

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According to the present invention, it is possible to enhance the certainty of the authentication of the operator and surely keep the record of the transfer of the article.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a locker system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the locker system of FIG. 1 and the specific configuration of a management center.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of a mail delivery person at the time of registered mail delivery of the locker system of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations of a recipient at the time of registered mail delivery of the locker system of FIG.

5 (A) is a view of a receipt used for registered mail delivery of the locker system of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 (B) is a delivery letter.

6 is a diagram of a receipt used when the registered mail of the locker system of FIG. 1 is received.

7 is a block diagram for explaining charging of pseudo money used in the settlement process of the locker system of FIG. 1 to an IC card.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a procedure of delivery processing accompanied by settlement of the locker system of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of a shipping company at the time of delivery accompanied by settlement by the locker system of FIG.

10 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations of a recipient at the time of delivery accompanied by settlement by the locker system of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations of a mail delivery person at the time of registered mail delivery of the locker system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of a mail carrier at the time of revisit after registered mail delivery of the locker system of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical IC hybrid card for a delivery person and a configuration of recorded data according to an application example of the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical IC hybrid card for a recipient and a configuration of recorded data according to an application example of the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations of a mail delivery person at the time of registered mail delivery of the locker system according to the application example of the second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a flow of operation of a mail delivery person at the time of registered mail delivery of the locker system according to the application example of the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing the operation flow of the recipient when the registered mail is received by the locker system according to the application example of the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing the operation flow of the recipient when the registered mail is received by the locker system according to the application example of the second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of a mail delivery person at the time of a revisit after registered mail delivery of the locker system according to the application example of the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1A, 1B locker 2, 2A, 2B operation control unit 3 communication network 4 management center 10-19 article storage unit 20 locker control unit 21 video camera 22 video monitor 23 display 24 speaker 25 microphone 26 operation key 27, 45, 46 Card device 28 Form printer 29 Telephone 40 Server 41 Hub 42 Communication server 43,44 Console 47 Disk device 48 Printer 49 Uninterruptible power supply device 101 Optical IC hybrid card for deliverer 102 IC chip 103 Optical recording unit 201 Optical for receiver IC hybrid card 202 IC chip 203 Optical recording unit

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Ichihashi 3-3-3 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo NTT Data Communications Corp. (72) Inventor Shogo Takahashi Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 3-3, NTT DATA Communications Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor, Mamoru Suzuki, 3-3-3, Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, NTT DATA Communications Corporation (72) Inventor Ichiro Shinkai 3-3-3 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo NTT Data Communications Corp.

Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A locker unit having an openable / closable article storage unit, an input unit for inputting information, a medium processing unit for processing an evidence medium in which identification information is recorded, and an operator input from the input unit. Authority discrimination means for collating the information of No. 1 with the identification information read from the evidence medium by the medium processing means, and discriminating whether or not the operator has the proper authority based on the collation result, and the authority discrimination. A locker system comprising: control means for controlling the article storage part of the locker means so that the article can be stored or taken out when it is determined that the means has the proper authority. 2. The control means, means for discriminating that an article is stored in the locker means, and a delivery for notifying a delivery person and a recipient of delivery of the article based on the discrimination means. The locker system according to claim 1, further comprising a means for issuing at least one of the states. 3. The control means, means for discriminating that the article stored in the locker means has been taken out,
The locker system according to claim 1, further comprising means for issuing a receipt to the delivery person based on the determination in response to a predetermined operation of the delivery person. 4. At least one of the input means and the medium processing means comprises means for inputting information regarding delivery, and the control means determines that an article is stored in the locker means, and The locker system according to claim 1, further comprising: a deposit receipt issuing unit that responds to the determination and issues a deposit receipt to the delivery person based on the input information about the delivery. 5. The deposit certificate issuing means includes at least one of a unit for writing the deposit certificate on the evidence medium through the medium processing unit and a printing unit for printing the deposit certificate. The locker system according to claim 4. 6. The control means comprises means for determining that an article stored in the locker means has been taken out, and delivery certificate issuing means for issuing a delivery certificate to a recipient in response to the determination. The locker system according to claim 1, wherein: 7. The delivery certificate issuing means writes the delivery certificate on the evidence medium of the recipient who is the operator via the medium processing means, and prints the printing certificate.
7. The rocker system according to claim 6, further comprising at least one of: 8. At least one of the input means and the medium processing means includes means for inputting information regarding receipt, and the control means determines that an article stored in the locker means has been taken out. And means for responding to this determination and, at another timing, for issuing a receipt to the delivery person based on the information regarding receipt in response to a predetermined operation of the delivery person who is the operator. The locker system according to claim 1, wherein: 9. The receipt issuing means includes at least one of a means for writing the receipt on the evidence medium of the delivery person through the medium processing means and a printing means for printing the receipt. The locker system according to claim 8. 10. The evidence medium stores delivery information regarding a delivery, and the locker means reads out and displays the delivery information recorded in the evidence medium, and the displayed delivery. A means for selecting any of the information, a means for controlling the delivery item to be stored in the article storage unit when the delivery item is selected, and a means for storing the delivery item in the article storage unit. The locker system according to claim 1, further comprising: means for detecting and setting information indicating that the selected delivery information has been delivered. 11. The evidence medium stores delivery information about an item to be delivered, and the display means of the locker control means relates to itself among the delivery information recorded in the evidence medium. 11. The locker system according to claim 10, further comprising means for selectively reading and displaying the items. 12. A locker unit having an openable / closable article storage unit, an input unit for inputting information, and whether or not an operator has a proper authority based on the information input from the input unit. Authority discriminating means and, when the authority discriminating means discriminates that it has a proper authority, it controls the opening and closing of the article storage section of the locker means to enable the storage or removal of the article from the article storage section, When an article is stored in the article storage section, a deposit certificate is issued, and after the article is taken out from the article storage section,
A locker system comprising: a control unit that issues a receipt when the person who stores the goods performs a predetermined operation. 13. The input means includes a medium processing means for processing an evidence medium in which identification information is recorded, and the authority discrimination means is based on the identification information read from the evidence medium by the medium processing means. The locker system according to claim 12, further comprising means for determining whether or not the operator has the proper authority. 14. The evidence medium stores information on delivery, and the control means reads information on delivery from the evidence medium and generates a receipt certificate for a delivery person based on the read information. The locker system according to claim 12, further comprising: means for storing in the evidence medium. 15. The evidence medium for a delivery person comprises a non-rewritable write-once recording element and a semiconductor element storing information on the delivery, and the authority discriminating means relates to the delivery from the semiconductor element. The information read-out device is provided with a means for determining the correctness of the operator based on the read-out information, and the control means generates a receipt certificate for the delivery person based on the read-out information, and the write-once recording element. The locker system according to claim 12, further comprising a recording unit. 16. The recipient medium for the recipient stores information about the recipient, and the control means receives the delivery based on the information read from the evidence medium for the recipient. 16. The locker system according to claim 15, further comprising: a means for generating and storing a receipt indicating that the receipt is stored in the evidence medium for the delivery person at another timing. 17. The delivery medium for a delivery person comprises a non-rewritable write-once type recording element and a semiconductor element storing information regarding delivery, and the delivery medium for a recipient is a non-rewritable write-once recording medium. A pattern recording element and a semiconductor element that stores information about a recipient, the control means reads the information about the delivery from the semiconductor element of the evidence medium for a delivery person, and based on the read information,
The legitimacy of the delivery person who is the operator is determined, and a certificate of deposit for the delivery person is generated and stored in the write-once recording element of the delivery medium for the delivery person. The information regarding the recipient is read from the semiconductor element of, the legitimacy of the recipient who is the operator is determined based on the read information, and the delivery information for specifying the delivery content is created to create the delivery information for the recipient. The document is stored in the write-once recording element of the evidence medium, and further, a receipt indicating that the recipient has received the delivery is generated and stored in the write-once recording element of the evidence medium for the delivery person. The locker system according to claim 13. 18. The control means is coupled to a host processing device for controlling the plurality of locker systems via a communication line, and when the authority discriminating means detects an abnormality in a collation result,
The locker system according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the control means issues an alarm to the host processing means.